LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Britain's housing market lost a
little steam in June as prices dipped from the previous month,
although faster annual growth suggested the rapid market upturn
still has momentum, a survey from mortgage lender Halifax
showed.

House prices dipped 0.6 percent in June from May when they
leapt 4.0 percent, their fastest monthly pace in more than 11
years. Economists polled by Reuters had expected house prices to
rise 0.2 percent in June.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has cited the rapid
run-up in house prices, notably in London, as the biggest
domestic risk to financial stability.

House prices soared 8.8 percent year-on-year in the three
months to June, the survey showed on Wednesday, the fastest
annual growth since October 2007, and following a rise of 8.7
percent in the previous three-month period.

Economists were doubtful that pace can be sustained for
long.

"The year-on-year (rate) is still rising but I suspect we're
probably not far off the peak. There is evidence to suggest the
housing market is generally cooling," said Peter Dixon,
economist at Commerzbank.

A separate survey from lender Nationwide last week showed
house prices rose at their fastest rate in over nine years, led
by surging prices in London.

But mortgage approvals fell in May to their lowest level
since June 2013.

Tighter mortgage affordability rules were introduced in
April.

The Bank of England last month announced measures to curb
rising debt and allow wages to catch up with house prices, the
impact of which has yet to be seen.

The BoE said no more than 15 percent of mortgages offered by
lenders can be for loans worth over 4.5 times a borrower's
income, and it has asked banks to ensure borrowers can cope with
bigger rises in interest rates than before.

Last week, the BoE's deputy governor for financial
stability, Jon Cunliffe, said rapidly rising house prices are a
problem that has spread beyond London.

Halifax said on Wednesday that the economic recovery would
continue to support housing demand, along with rising employment
and growing consumer confidence. But it pointed out that real
earnings growth remains sluggish.
(Editing by Susan Fenton)